Fourteen stars are placed around the twelve palaces according to your birth data. Which star lands in which palace is the substance of a Zi Wei reading.
| Star | Archetype | What it brings |
|---|---|---|
| Zi Wei 紫微 | The Emperor | Leadership, authority, dignity. The central star of the system — wherever it sits, that part of life is the one you are meant to lead in. |
| Tian Ji 天机 | The Advisor | Intelligence, planning, adaptability. The strategist star: quick thinking, constant mental movement, and a talent for systems. |
| Tai Yang 太阳 | The Sun | Visibility, generosity, outward energy. Where this star falls is where you give the most and burn the brightest. |
| Wu Qu 武曲 | The Treasurer | Wealth, decisiveness, practical execution. The money star — hard-nosed, direct, and good at turning effort into income. |
| Tian Tong 天同 | The Child | Ease, comfort, likability. The star of someone who gets through life on charm and recovers quickly from setbacks. |
| Lian Zhen 廉贞 | The Judge | Intensity, principle, charm with an edge. Complex and magnetic; can be disciplined or destructive depending on the palace. |
| Tian Fu 天府 | The Treasury | Stability, accumulation, reliability. The keeper — conservative, organised, and good at holding on to what has been built. |
| Tai Yin 太阴 | The Moon | Reflection, sensitivity, quiet accumulation. The night counterpart to the Sun; inward, aesthetic, and emotionally precise. |
| Tan Lang 贪狼 | The Wolf | Desire, appetite, versatility. The most restless star in the system — social, hungry for experience, and hard to satisfy. |
| Ju Men 巨门 | The Orator | Speech, analysis, doubt. The star of the talker and the investigator; powerful with words, prone to suspicion. |
| Tian Xiang 天相 | The Chancellor | Loyalty, service, balance. The diplomat who makes other people's plans work, and is trusted because of it. |
| Tian Liang 天梁 | The Elder | Protection, wisdom, rescue. The star of the advisor and the fixer — someone who arrives when things go wrong. |
| Qi Sha 七杀 | The General | Drive, risk, independence. Courage that prefers to act alone and would rather break than bend. |
| Po Jun 破军 | The Pioneer | Disruption, renewal, reinvention. The star that tears down what exists so something new can be built. |
A star is not good or bad on its own — it depends on the palace it lands in and on its brightness. Tan Lang in the Wealth palace is a very different proposition from Tan Lang in the Spouse palace. The same appetite reads as ambition in one place and restlessness in another.
Zi Wei needs a precise birth time and a full star table. BaZi is the easier place to start.
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